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City of Red Oak
Pro-Data Center Policies
Red Oak allows a data center and supporting structures on one specific property, subject to its plans and existing local rules; this does not apply citywide.
current law · City of Red OakRed Oak Ordinance No. 24-041 amends Planned Development 66 Revised 5 to add a data center and auxiliary structures on Lot 2, Block A, Alamo Mission Addition.Texas Red Oak Ordinance 24-041 (2024)
What this means
The measure allows a data center and supporting structures on a specific Red Oak property, making development there easier. It is limited to that site and requires compliance with attached plans and existing local rules, so the benefit is meaningful but narrow (adds a data center to the planned development).
People behind it
- City Council of the City of Red Oak, Texas
Enacted and approved Ordinance No. 24041, amending the city's comprehensive zoning ordinance and approving the zoning change.
- City Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Red Oak, Texas
Participated in the ordinance process by providing notices, holding hearings, and considering the proposed zoning change.
Restrictions & requirementsHide restrictions & requirements6
Data centers and auxiliary structures are authorized only through the PD-66R6 zoning change and only on Lot 2, Block A, of the Alamo Mission Addition, rather than throughout the city.
The property must be used, developed, and maintained for a data center and associated auxiliary uses in compliance with the applicable development regulations, city building code, and related ordinances.
Development, use, and maintenance must comply with the Development Plan, Landscape Plan and Elevation Plans, which are incorporated into the ordinance and serve as development regulations for the property.
The owner or occupants must also comply with local subdivision, zoning, development, fire, and building codes.
The existing regulations for PD66, PD66R, and PD66R1 through PD66R5 remain applicable except where specifically amended by the ordinance, so the data center remains subject to those prior planned-development standards.
Violations may result in a fine of up to $2,000 per offense, and each day the violation continues is a separate offense.
Benefits & exceptionsHide benefits & exceptions4
The ordinance rezones Lot 2, Block A, Alamo Mission Addition, from PD-66R5 to PD-66R6 to add a data center and auxiliary structures. change in zoning ... for the addition ... of a data center and auxiliary structures
The property is expressly authorized to be used, developed, and maintained for a data center and associated auxiliary uses, subject to the applicable development regulations and codes. used, developed and maintained for data center and associated auxiliary uses
The attached development, landscape, and elevation plans are incorporated into the ordinance and serve as the development regulations for the property, providing approved project-specific standards. shall serve as the development regulations for the Property
The zoning approval takes effect immediately after passage and publication of the ordinance, subject to the requirements of applicable law and the city charter. shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and the publication of its caption
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